Hawk caller



Oct. 27 1925- 1,558,934

H. SHERRILL HAWK CALLER Filed July 22, 41924 i l l'@ l 1 9 /6 /2 ff l /0Mum 5 21ml um 9 lllll /g ".H g gvweni'oz alto: muzi Patented ct.l 27,1925. i l

- UNITED STATES y 1,558,934 PATENT OFFICE.

I-I'U'GfII` SHERRILL, 0F MAGNOLIA, ARKANSAS.

HAWK carmen.

Application filed July 22, 1924.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HUGH Srrnnnrnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Magnolia, in the county ofColumbia and State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Hawk Caller, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to wind instruments and in particular toinstruments adapted to be used by hunters. The primary object of theinvention is to provide'an instrument, which when blown upon, willproduce a sound simulating the cry of a hawk, which is elfective forhawk calling.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an instrument ofthis character constructed of relatively few parts and which isextremely efficient and durable.

With these objects in view and such others as will be apparent from thedescription, the invention resides in the novel construction combinationand arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying` drawings of which igure 1, is anelevation of an instrument constructed in accordance with the principlesof the invention,

Figure 2, a vertical section therethrough, and

Figure 3, a fragmentary vertical section through the reed portion of theinstrument.

In detail the invention comprises a wooden tube 1 rounded at one end soas toy provide a mouthpiece and having adjacent at opposite end a fingergrip bulge 3 on its periphery.

Disposed over the end of the tube *adjacent the finger grip bulge is aribbed ferrule 4 on which cord may be wound for attaching the instrumentto the belt of a person using same. Seated within the bore of the tubeover the end adjacent to the ferrule is a bushingY 5 suitably securedtherein and extending for a short distance into the bore.

The bushing 5 is formed to receive therein a relatively short metalcylinder 6 provided with a fiat outer end 7. The inner end of thecylinder 6 terminates at the end of the bushing 5, and the cylinder isretained within the bushing in frictional engagement therewith.

Disposed within the bore of the cylinder 6 is a semicylindrical block 8provided on its flat face with a groove 9 extending longi- Serial No.727,493.

tudinally of the block from one end and sloping gradually to terminateat a short distance from the opposite end of the block. On either sideof the groove 9 the at face of the block is cut away to provideshoulders 10 adjacent to one end of the block and a reed tongue of thinvibratory metal as at 1l is disposed over the groove 9 completely tocover a portion thereof, and resting against the inner ends of theshoulders 1 0. rlhe reed ll is clamped in position on the block by meansof a semicylindrical cork 12 placed there to act in conjunction with theblock 8 completely to fill the interior of the bore of the cylinder 6.The innermost end of the reed 1l towards the mouthpiece 2, is bent toextend away from the block 8 so as to provide for the necessary airpassage therein and into the groove 9.

In assembled position the various elements described are disposed asillustrated best in Figure 2 with the woodenV block 8 extended fromwithin the cylinder 6 approximately the same distance within the bore oftube 1, and the inner end of the cylinder is closed by the cork 12 whichfurther serves to clamp the reed member 11 in position over the groove.9. In this construction when the instrument is blown upon from themouthpiece end 2 the only passage for air therethrough will be under thereed 11 and through the groove 9. The arrangement of the reed is suchthat the sound produced by the rapid vibration thereof, will be similarto the cry of a hawk.

This instrument has been found very effective to call in hawks and likebirds'of prey where it is desired to exterminate the same. An attachedcord may be applied over the ferrule 4, so that'the instrument may bereadily attached tothe belt or garment of the person using the same. Thebulge 3 supplies an eflicient hand grip, and the tube 1 is preferably'formed of soft wood which may be finished to provide a neat andattractive appearance.

While I have illustrated and described certain details and materialsentering into the construction and operation of the invention, I desireit to be understood that the invention is not limited thereby, but thatany desired changes and modifications may be made in the structuraldetails as will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

An instrument of the character described comprising e hollow tubeforming a. mouth piece7 a hollow Cylinder fitted in the outer end ofsaid tube and projecting beyond the end thereof, en outwardly flaredouter end on Said cylinder, a block semi-eylindrieal throughout itslength disposed in. the inner end of the cylinder and having elongitudinally extendinggroove in the flat face eX- tending from avpoint adjacent the inner 10 end to the outerend thereof, a Vbretory reedover said groove extending from ziv point adjacent the outer end andoutwardly bent at its inner end, the inner end of Said reed being tongueShaped, and e Closure member for the inner end or' the cylinder disposedover said reed member and block for Clamping the reed member inposition.

n testimony whereof I affix my! signature.

' HUGH SHEBRILL.

